GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |